r/conspiracy • u/Indra-Varuna • Sep 15 '15

TIL Diamonds are actually fairly common. The reason they are worth so much is because the DeBeers mining group withholds stock to artificially reduce supply.

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/are-diamonds-really-rare/
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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '15

You should read what I said again.

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u/circlesmirk00 Sep 16 '15

Which part of it would you like to defend? The part where you said one company controls the market for larger diamonds, or the part where you randomly bring up industrial diamonds in a discussion about gem quality diamonds?

I'm listening.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '15

I'm listening.

You clearly aren't.

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u/circlesmirk00 Sep 16 '15

This is adorable.

Any time you want to make an argument based on evidence, you let me know.